Bootcamp gaming

When I play Counter Strike: Source on my MBP 13in 2010 in Windows 7 64-bit, it gets unbelievably hot on the bottom close to the hinge; if I touch it for a few seconds, it hurts. I know Windows does create more heat than OS X but how do I tell if it's too much? Right now, I worried that gaming might fry something.

 

Download HWmonitor. If the Processor gets over 80C its getting too hot. If the NVidia video card gets over 85C thats too hot. I sold my MBP 13 because in gaming it got WAY to hot. You can also keep temps down by download a program called SMC fan control. Its for OS X. After you install it in OS X, Set the fan Speed to 5900RPM, then re boot into Windows. It will keep the fans at that speed until you restart or go to sleep.

SMC fan Control: http://download.cnet.com/smcFanControl/3000-18487_4-102230.html

HWMonitor: http://download.cnet.com/HWMonitor/3000-2094_4-10793486.html

 

I'd also recommend taking a look at these two guides.

Undervolting Guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/235824-undervolting-guide.html

Cooling Guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...rket-upgrades/263039-nbr-cooling-central.html

Undervolting is pretty useful and will decrease the total heat output from your CPU. If you have the 2.4 GHz MBP 13", then you will not loose any performance by using this method. On the other hand, if your MBP 13" carries a 2.66 GHz processor following this method will slightly decrease CPU performance (due to a limitation on the program used, not the concept of undervolting or your P8800). I've done this on a notebook with a T5670 CPU and have noticed the difference in heat.

Hope these guides help you!

 

Not sure about 80C being an upper limit on the new i5/i7's. I believe that they won't start throttling till after 95c. Don't quote me, but they are designed with a 110c thermal max window I do believe. So 80c maybe warm but it won't kill your CPU.
I remember my old Core2 MBP reaching 95 to 100c before.

 

Your right, the max is 105C. But you NEVER want to reach the max temp. At 80C I was meaning you should be worried.

 

Well gaming stresses the CPU and GPU, which creates a lot of heat, so it makes sense that the heat vent would get hot during gaming right?

No the heat won't fry anything, unless your computer is defective.

 

Sometimes in bootcamp the fans won't go faster than 2000rpm. When they should be at 6000rpm. Thats what SMC fan control is for.

 

Yup I have had that happen. And SMC fan Control is the way to go. Force your fans to high speed reboot in Windows and play away without worrying.

 

no.

people have been running cpus at those temperatures for years. their threshold is much higher than 105C.

 

I got that info from Intel. I don't think they lie about there processor max temps.

Here's a link to Core 2 Duo Processors: Intel® Core?2 Duo Mobile Processor Family